One mother's quest to preserve her children's Filipino heritage led to the creation of a vibrant and engaging book.

Key Points Sociolinguist Loy Lising explained that the letters F and V are not part of the Filipino alphabet, which is why some Filipinos find it difficult to pronounce them in words.

The “Abakada†was then replaced by the 28-letter Filipino alphabet under the 1987 Philippine Constitution that added eight new letters, namely C, F, J, ñ, Q, V, X and Z.